School: Baile Haodha (C.), Ráthluirc

Location:
Newtown Ballyhay, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Mrs. Julia Herbert
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    When was beef the highest?
    Answer. When the cow jumped over the moon.
    What is the most dangerous vegetable to have on a ship?
    Answer. A leak.
    What has hands but cannot feel.
    Answer. A Clock.
    If your uncle's sister is not your aunt what relation is she to you?
    Answer. She is your mother.
    I have a pony at home he would eat ash elm and oat and if he drank water he would choke.
    Answer. A fire.
    What is that which never asks questions yet requires many answers.
    Answer. A door-bell.
    What has a face and no head?
    Answer. A watch.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty O' Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newtown Ballyhay, Co. Cork